I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: Yes

Section II: Object Of The Contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Void Property and Office Security
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works:
SERVICES

Service Category: 23

Region Codes: UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
II.1.3)Information about a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:
Not Provided
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Emergency and security equipment. Surveillance and security systems and devices. Security equipment. Security fittings. Alarm systems. Efficiency East Midlands Limited ("EEM") is a consortium of Local Authority. Registered Provider and ALMO members: the names and addresses of the current members of EEM (at the date this Contract Notice is posted) are set out at VI.3. The Authorised users of the framework agreement being advertised by publication of this Contract Notice (in addition to EEM) are set out at Section VI.3 of this Contract Notice. The type of properties and stock comprised in the requirement included in the procurement under this Contract Notice includes Homes and assets that are affordable, rented, intermediate market rent or shared equity housing stock or stock for specialist housing groups (e.g. care homes, student housing, supported housing, hostels) and other stock (e.g. offices, leisure facilities, day centres, and other public non-housing buildings owned, managed or maintained by the authorised user). The framework agreement will comprise of security requirement such as ┐ installation of screens to doors and windows, installation of alarms and net curtains, a first response and key holding service. The organisations listed in Section VI.3 as Authorised users of the framework agreement to be awarded at conclusion of the procurement exercise begun by publication of this Contract Notice have requirements predominately within the East Midlands as that region is described at www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Local councils/index.htm. However, organisations which are Authorised users in other parts of the United Kingdom regions may also access and use the framework agreement to be awarded at conclusion of the procurement exercise begun by publication of this Contract Notice as described in VI.3.

Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.

The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta. You must register on this site to respond, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.

Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: R6R3H497U5. Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you here.

The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 28/03/2012 13:00. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will be used: No

IV.3)Administrative Information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: EEM0042
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

Section V: Award Of Contract

1: Award And Contract Value
Contract No: EEM0042

V.1)Date Of Contract Award: 15/06/2012
V.2) Information About Offers
Number Of Offers Received: 3
Number Of Offers Received By Electronic Means: 3
V.3)Name And Address Of Economic Operator To Whom The Contract Has Been Awarded:
Official name: SitexOrbis Ltd
Postal address: Beaufort House, Cricket Field Road
Town: Uxbridge
Postal code: UB8 1QG
Country: United Kingdom
V.4)Information On Value Of Contract
Not Provided
V.5)Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: Not Provided

2: Award And Contract Value
Contract No: Not Provided

V.1)Date Of Contract Award: 15/06/2012
V.2) Information About Offers
Number Of Offers Received: 3
Number Of Offers Received By Electronic Means: 3
V.3)Name And Address Of Economic Operator To Whom The Contract Has Been Awarded:
Official name: VPS UK Ltd
Postal address: Premiere House, Elstree Way
Town: Herts
Postal code: WD6 1JH
Country: United Kingdom
V.4)Information On Value Of Contract
Not Provided
V.5)Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: Not Provided

Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

VI.2)Additional Information:
This Contract Notice has been published for and on behalf of EEM and its members as EEM is in the process of being incorporated as a company limited by guarantee. The framework agreement being procured by this procurement process will be entered by EEM as the Contracting Authority which will have undertaken and completed the procurement exercise begun by publication of this Contract Notice. EEM will undertake the pre-qualification of economic operators who express interest in response to publication of this Contract Notice and will then issue the invitation to tender, evaluate tender responses and award the framework agreement. Accordingly, any reference in this Contract Notice to Contracting Authority is deemed to be and include a reference to EEM. The seventeen current members of Efficiency East Midlands Ltd (EEM) are ┐ Nottingham City Homes Ltd of 14 Hounds Gate, Nottingham NG1 7BA, UNITED KINGDOM, A1 Housing Bassetlaw Ltd of, Hundred Acre Lane, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S81 0TS, UNITED KINGDOM, Derby Homes Ltd of Floor 2 South Point, Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road, Derby DE1 3QT, UNITED KINGDOM, Newark and Sherwood Homes Ltd of Kelham Hall, Kelham, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire NG23 5QX, UNITED KINGDOM, Ashfield Homes Ltd of Broadway, Brook Street, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire NG17 1AL, UNITED KINGDOM, Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing Ltd of Council Offices, Southfield Road, Loughborough LE11 2TN, UNITED KINGDOM, Tuntum Housing Association Ltd of 90 Beech Avenue, New Basford, Nottingham NG7 7LW, UNITED KINGDOM, Nottingham Community Housing Association Ltd of 12/14 Pelham Road, Sherwood Rise, Nottingham, NG5 1AP UNITED KINGDOM, Mansfield District Council of Civic Centre, Chesterfield Road South, Mansfield NG19 7BH, UNITED KINGDOM, Gedling Homes Ltd of Cavendish 249, Cavendish Street, Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire OL6 7AT, UNITED KINGDOM, Rykneld Homes Ltd of Pioneer House, Mill Lane, Wingerworth, Chesterfield S42 6NT, UNITED KINGDOM, ACIS Group Ltd of Acis House, Bridge Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire DN21 1GG, UNITED KINGDOM, Chesterfield Borough Council of Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S40 1LP, UNITED KINGDOM, LHA ┐ASRA Group Ltd of 3 Bede Island Road, Leicester LE2 7EA, UNITED KINGDOM, South Derbyshire District Council of Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 0AH, UNITED KINGDOM, Derwent Housing Association Ltd of No 1 Centro Place, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8RF, UNITED KINGDOM and Communities Building Services, 12, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 1JE, UNITED KINGDOM. All of the current members are, therefore, to be regarded as Contracting Authorities under the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 for the purpose of this procurement exercise and entitled as Authorised users (as described at 1 below) to access and use the frameworks agreement to be awarded at conclusion of the procurement exercise begun by publication of this Contract Notice. Homes and assets owned, managed or maintained by the EEM members already stretch across the whole of the East Midlands, but EEM's objective is to grow substantially, by adding to its membership local authority, Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) and registered provider housing landlords within the East Midlands that are contracting authorities under the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 owning and/or managing/maintaining affordable, rented, intermediate market rent or shared equity housing stock or managing/maintaining stock for specialist housing groups (e.g. care homes, student housing, supported housing, hostels) and other stock as described at II.1.5 of this Contract Notice. Additionally, EEM recognises that Local Authority, ALMO or registered provider organisations may not wish to join EEM as a member but will wish to access and use the framework agreement to be awarded at the conclusion of the procurement exercise begun by publication of this Contract Notice subject to being Authorised users (as described at either 2 or 3 below). All such organisations in either case will be entitled to access and use the framework agreement to be awarded at conclusion of the procurement exercise begun by publication of this Contract Notice. The Authorised users of the framework agreement being advertised by this Contract Notice (in addition to EEM) and entitled to access and use the framework agreement to be awarded at conclusion of the procurement exercise begun by publication of this Contract Notice are:
1. Any current EEM member ┐ an organisation which is a member of EEM at the date of this Contract Notice and being one of the organisations listed above in this Section VI.3;
2. Any future member of EEM ┐ a Local Authority, ALMO or registered provider housing landlord organisation (of the type described in the third paragraph of this Section VI.3) entitled to join and which has applied to and has joined EEM as a member in accordance with the constitutional documents of EEM and in respect of which organisation notice has been given by EEM to the economic operators who are a party to the framework agreement being advertised by this Contract Notice that such organisation is an Authorised user of this framework agreement as a member of EEM. Future EEM Members may include consortia made up entirely of organisations which would themselves individually be a Future EEM member and may include any special purpose vehicle (of whatever nature) wholly owned and controlled by the consortia members and would include in those circumstances the consortia members of the special purpose vehicle that owns and controls it;
3. An EEM participant ┐ an organisation which is neither a current EEM member (as defined at 1 above) nor a future member of EEM (as defined at 2 above) will be entitled to use the framework agreement advertised by this Contract Notice if it is based within the East Midlands, owns and/or maintains/manages housing stock or other property of the type described in the third paragraph of this Section VI.3 in one or more geographical area in which it operates and is a Local Authority i.e. a County, Metropolitan (City), District and Borough Council or a Unitary Authority in England or Wales or is an Arms Length Management Organisation (or any statutory replacement or successor organisation) managed by such local authority under a management agreement under Section 27 of the Housing Act 1985 (or subsequent legislation) or is a registered provider under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (or subsequent legislation) and is itself a Contracting Authority for the purpose of the Public Contract Regulations 2006 and in respect of which organisation notice has been given by EEM to the economic operators that are a party to the framework agreement being advertised by this Contract Notice that such organisation is an Authorised user of this framework agreement.
EEM participants will include consortia made up entirely of organisations which would themselves individually be an EEM participant and may include any special purpose vehicle (of whatever nature) wholly owned and controlled by the consortia members and would include in those circumstances the consortia members of the special purpose vehicle that owns and controls it.

For the purpose of this Notice, the geographical area local authorities are identifiable by reference to the Direct Gov web site at www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm and a full list of all current registered providers can be found at www.tenantservicesauthority.org/server/show/nav.490. Reference to legislation in this Contract Notice includes successor and/or replacement legislation

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs).However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement,and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. GO-2012622-PRO-4013853 TKR-2012622-PRO-4013852
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Royal Courts of Justice The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom Tel. +44 2079476000

Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Royal Courts of Justice The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom Tel. +44 2079476000
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals: Efficiency East Midlands will incorporate a standstill period, following award of the contract. The period shall commence on the day following award notification, and shall be in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, and all amendments and directives. At present the standstill period shall be no less than 10 calendar days.
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Efficiency East Midlands Limited Icon Business Centre, Lake View Drive, Nottingham, NG15 0DT, United Kingdom Tel. +44 1623726250, Email: pete.smith@efficiency-em.co.uk

VI.4)Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 22/06/2012
ANNEX A

I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
1: Contracting Authority
See V1.3 Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom